Vacation & Travel Features

Huntington Beach Getaway Information

Huntington Beach, a.k.a. " Surf City", is a booming coastal city just south of Los Angeles in the sun of Southern California. It is stocked full of great beach vacation home rentals. Over 11 million visitors make a trek to Huntington Beach each summer alone, making good use of the eight straight miles of coastline.

Huntington State Beach is the site of a nesting sanctuary for the California least tern, a rare and endangered species. The beach is also sanctuary for the threatened snowy plover. This popular beach extends two miles from Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach south to the Santa Ana River on the Newport Beach boundary. Across from the beach is the 114-acre Huntington Beach Wetlands, operated by the Department of Fish and Game.

The park features a bicycle trail. Surfing, skating and surf fishing are also popular. The park has fire rings for bonfires. Camping is permitted on the Beach.